OSHA Inspection: NORTH DAKOTA INNOVATIONS, INC.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2772.00 · Current $1750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee was protected from falling through any hole that were 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level:    (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to an approximate 10 foot fall hazards through a floor hole measuring approximately 14 inches wide by 72 inch long adjacent to the sifting machine in the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):   (a) On or about February 8, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in and/or amputation hazards where an auger was operated inside the grain elevator at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(3)(i): Vertical or inclined belt(s) were not enclosed by guard(s) conforming to the requirements specified at 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o):    (a) On or about February 8, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to caught-in and/or amputation hazards where an auger was operated inside the grain elevator at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3880.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(1): The employer did not develop and implement a written housekeeping program that established the frequency and the method determined best to reduce accumulations of fugitive grain dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other expose surfaces:      (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the grain elevator where dust accumulations on ledges, equipment, and other exposed secondary surfaces in the boot pit were in excess of 1/8 inch in depth at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.    (b) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the grain elevator where dust accumulations on ledges, equipment, and other exposed secondary surfaces on the elevator main floor level were in excess of 1/8 inch in depth at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.    (c) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the grain elevator where dust accumulations on ledges, equipment, and other exposed secondary surfaces in the distributor deck were in excess of 1/8 inch in depth at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(j)(2)(ii): The employer did not immediately remove any fugitive grain dust accumulations whenever the exceeded 1/8 inch (.32cm) at priority housekeeping areas, pursuant to the housekeeping program for grain elevators:    (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the priority areas of the grain elevator where dust accumulations on the floor in the boot pit was in excess of 5 feet in depth at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.    (b) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the priority areas of the grain elevator where dust accumulations on the main floor of the grain elevator were in excess of 1/8 inch in depth across the floor surface at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.    (c) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards while performing work activities in the priority areas of the grain elevator where dust accumulations on the distributor deck floor were in excess of 3 inch in depth at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1663.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(2)(i): Equipment used in the hazardous (classified) location was not approved for the ignitable or combustible properties of the dust that was present:      (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service power tap was operated in the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.      (b) On or about February 14, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service barrel vacuum was operated in the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.      (c) On or about February 14, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a Shop-Vac, general service vacuum was operated in the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): The employer did not provide electrical equipment safe for the location by type and design that demonstrated protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved:  (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees exposed to fire and/or explosion hazards where a general service electrical receptacle was installed and operated in a hazardous classified location in the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2): The employer did not inform exposed employees, by posting a danger signs reading DANGER-PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE, DO NOT ENTER or using other similar language or by any other equally effective means, of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces:    (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees potentially exposed to physical and/or health hazards where the employer required employees to enter the inside bucket elevator boot pit to perform cleaning and maintenance at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(e)(1): The employer did not provide training to employees at least annually and when changes in job assignments would expose them to new hazards in the grain handling facilities:     (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees performing grain handling and flax seed processing work activities at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.

Issued

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.272(m)(3): The employer did not maintain a certification record of each preventive maintenance inspection performed, containing the date of the inspection, the name of the person who performed the inspection and the serial number, or other identifier, of the equipment specified in paragraph (m)(1)(i) of this section:    (a) On or about February 15, 2018 and at times prior to that date, for the employees performing preventative maintenance on machines and equipment at the grain elevator located at 200 First Street SW, Tappen, North Dakota.